The Freedom to be A Dick
Posted: Mon Sep 25, 2017 3:25 pm
I try not to be a dick. Most of the people reading this try not to be a dick.
Sometimes, we lose it. Like when somebody cuts us off in traffic or says harming words to a family member.
We sometimes, just become 'that guy'..
Still, for the most part, we try not to be a dick.
We live in the best country in the world. We are free.
We are free to curse at politicians who tax us too much.
We are free to disagree with those taxes.
We are free to drink and smoke.
And yes, even free to be a dick.
Even though we live in the best country in the world, we have problems.
Racism since the start.
Genderism since the start.
Its improved through the years.
Slavery has been abolished.
Women vote.
To ask for perfect equality would be a pipe dream. It won't happen in this country or any other.
Still, we progress slowly to be better.
Today, A friend of mine told me he no longer plays fantasy football.
Because he no longer watches or follows the National Football League.
He could not watch players sitting down for our Anthem, then cheer for or against that player.
So, he decided not to watch them taking a knee or taking the ball at all.
These players think they're standing for something as their kneeling.
Think about that.
They're not doing a thing that is constructive.
They're not helping anybody.
They are kneeling to an Anthem in which they stood, for years before.
Standing as a child, with hand over heart for the Pledge of Allegiance.
Standing for many National Anthems as they participated in sports through their youth.
Now, on a stage, money in pocket, having it 'made'.they take a knee.
They say there's wrong in America. That they are showing 'awareness' for our problems.
We don't need the 'awareness' lesson.
Believe me, we all know about some of the failures of our Country.
Big picture.
You are free to kneel down in front of the flag that gave you the freedom to kneel.
You are free to be rich in the richest country in the world and still flip your middle finger at the flag.
You are free to be a dick.
Players, owners, and politicians are going out of their way to defend players rights to be a dick.
We get it.
We don't like it, but we get it.
A small picture of wrong's in America is somehow greater than the country that gave you those rights to begin with.
These players are not jailed as they would be in most countries.
Instead, they have folks going out of their way to protect their rights to be dicks.
That alone, should illustrate what a great country we have.
The NFL lost 15 percent of their viewership last year.
This year another 10 percent.
America does not kneel during the National Anthem to protest NFL players treatment of women.
We could, but we don't.
America does not kneel during the National Anthem to protest a league trying to hide concussion injuries for many years.
We could, but we don't.
America goes about its business and stands proud for the National Anthem.
We know the NFL has problems, but that's just a small part of America's problems.
My friend chose not to watch the NFL whether players are standing or kneeling now. It looks like several others have taken that same road.
Kneeling during the National Anthem?
I'd be willing to bet that these players do not kneel for the National Anthem at a daughters event.
Somehow, that would be disrespectful to their daughter.
They wouldn't do this even if his daughter had done wrong and stayed out all night against his wishes.
No need for 'awareness' about the wrongs of his daughters transgressions.
In this case, he knows the Big Picture.
That he has to live with and love his daughter. It's the same for his country.
But, it is easier to be disrespectful to his country.
A country that gives them the freedom to be a dick.
The same freedom I have, to think of them as such.
Sometimes, we lose it. Like when somebody cuts us off in traffic or says harming words to a family member.
We sometimes, just become 'that guy'..
Still, for the most part, we try not to be a dick.
We live in the best country in the world. We are free.
We are free to curse at politicians who tax us too much.
We are free to disagree with those taxes.
We are free to drink and smoke.
And yes, even free to be a dick.
Even though we live in the best country in the world, we have problems.
Racism since the start.
Genderism since the start.
Its improved through the years.
Slavery has been abolished.
Women vote.
To ask for perfect equality would be a pipe dream. It won't happen in this country or any other.
Still, we progress slowly to be better.
Today, A friend of mine told me he no longer plays fantasy football.
Because he no longer watches or follows the National Football League.
He could not watch players sitting down for our Anthem, then cheer for or against that player.
So, he decided not to watch them taking a knee or taking the ball at all.
These players think they're standing for something as their kneeling.
Think about that.
They're not doing a thing that is constructive.
They're not helping anybody.
They are kneeling to an Anthem in which they stood, for years before.
Standing as a child, with hand over heart for the Pledge of Allegiance.
Standing for many National Anthems as they participated in sports through their youth.
Now, on a stage, money in pocket, having it 'made'.they take a knee.
They say there's wrong in America. That they are showing 'awareness' for our problems.
We don't need the 'awareness' lesson.
Believe me, we all know about some of the failures of our Country.
Big picture.
You are free to kneel down in front of the flag that gave you the freedom to kneel.
You are free to be rich in the richest country in the world and still flip your middle finger at the flag.
You are free to be a dick.
Players, owners, and politicians are going out of their way to defend players rights to be a dick.
We get it.
We don't like it, but we get it.
A small picture of wrong's in America is somehow greater than the country that gave you those rights to begin with.
These players are not jailed as they would be in most countries.
Instead, they have folks going out of their way to protect their rights to be dicks.
That alone, should illustrate what a great country we have.
The NFL lost 15 percent of their viewership last year.
This year another 10 percent.
America does not kneel during the National Anthem to protest NFL players treatment of women.
We could, but we don't.
America does not kneel during the National Anthem to protest a league trying to hide concussion injuries for many years.
We could, but we don't.
America goes about its business and stands proud for the National Anthem.
We know the NFL has problems, but that's just a small part of America's problems.
My friend chose not to watch the NFL whether players are standing or kneeling now. It looks like several others have taken that same road.
Kneeling during the National Anthem?
I'd be willing to bet that these players do not kneel for the National Anthem at a daughters event.
Somehow, that would be disrespectful to their daughter.
They wouldn't do this even if his daughter had done wrong and stayed out all night against his wishes.
No need for 'awareness' about the wrongs of his daughters transgressions.
In this case, he knows the Big Picture.
That he has to live with and love his daughter. It's the same for his country.
But, it is easier to be disrespectful to his country.
A country that gives them the freedom to be a dick.
The same freedom I have, to think of them as such.